Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference in people's lives? Autism Together, one of the UK's leading providers of services for autistic people, is seeking compassionate and dedicated Day Service Support Workers to join our team in the Wirral.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking charity during an exciting period of growth. You'll be part of a warm, friendly team, supporting adults with autism to develop their skills, independence, and confidence. Your role will be varied and engaging, involving activities such as:
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Arts and crafts
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Swimming and using the gym
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Working on our farm and walking alpacas
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Cooking and community-based activities
In return for your passion and dedication, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including fully paid training, a free enhanced DBS check, and opportunities for professional qualifications. If you are patient, inspiring, and passionate about providing high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Join us and help build brighter futures for the people we support.
About The Role
As a Day Services Support Worker, you'll embark on a fulfilling journey, providing essential support to adults with autism. Your day-to-day will be anything but ordinary, as you facilitate a wide range of activities from creative arts and music to outdoor adventures like farming and walking alpacas. You'll be a key part of a supportive team, helping individuals build confidence and learn new skills in a person-centred environment.
This role offers significant growth potential, with fully paid induction training and opportunities to gain professionally recognised qualifications and apprenticeships. You're not just taking a job; you're starting a career with a clear progression path within a leading charity. It's a chance to use your empathy and creativity to genuinely improve lives every single day.
Join Autism Together and expect:
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Excellent rates of pay (up to £13.50 per hour!)
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Free enhanced DBS check
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Fully paid induction training from our award-winning Training & Development Team
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Buy back additional annual leave
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Discounts for high street stores and eligibility for Blue Light Card benefit
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Pension Scheme
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Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) and occupational health
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Early overtime pay scheme
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Annual staff awards celebrating staff achievements
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Generous refer a friend scheme
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Ongoing professional career progression
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Opportunities to obtain a professionally recognised qualification and complete an apprenticeship relevant to the role
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Access to join Medicash (private health care scheme)
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Employee of the month
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Staff suggestion scheme
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Regular communication from management
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Overtime pay: Overtime is available at an additional £1.20 per hour weekdays or £2.00 per hour weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.
Hours of work
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35 hours per week - Monday to Friday 9:15 a.m – 4:15 p.m
Required Criteria
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Must be patient, inspiring, and sensitive to the needs of vulnerable people.
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Ability to motivate others.
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A passion for providing high-quality support and care.
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Must pass a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Desired Criteria
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A passion for a career in the care sector.
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Experience or enjoyment of working in outdoor environments.
Skills Needed
Motivating, Problem Solving, Flexibility and Adaptability, Developing People, Teamwork, Communication, Planning and Organising, Providing Care, Empathy, Ability to support clients with learning disabilities and/or complex needs, Experience working with vulnerable people, Providing personal care
About The Company
Founded in Wirral in 1968 by a group of concerned parents, the organisation currently employs more than 900 staff, supporting over 400 adults and many more families, through services across Wirral and Cheshire.
The charity provides residential care, supported living, day services, advice and support, along with specialist autism training. Autism Together also has two farms, a woodland, three cafés, and a rock band led by the people we support.
Autism is a lifelong condition, which affects each person uniquely. It can affect a person’s ability to form relationships, to communicate, and to understand the world around them.
Autism Together aims to provide an exceptional service to autistic people, using collaboration and experience to improve their skills and opportunities, and build brighter futures for every person we support.
Company Culture
The majority of our autism services are based in locations across Wirral, and around 87% of our staff live in Wirral too.
Our charity’s Mission is to help autistic people develop to their full potential, while educating and developing the community around them.
The autistic adults our staff support learn diverse skills and join in a wide range of activities such as swimming, cycling, and trampolining, accessing their local communities and enjoying days out. They have the opportunity to express themselves through art, music, photography, and animation. We even have a series of podcasts created and recorded by the people we support.
This ties in with Our Values, which are:
- Be Person-Centred – we recognise that each person has the right to live their life as they determine, treating each individual as the ultimate expert in their own autism.
Promote Learning – we focus on lifelong skill development and adapting strategies to suit individual thinking patterns and sensory needs.
Positive Communication – we recognise that all behavior is a form of communication, so we tailor communication and support to suit the needs of each person we support.
Be Respectful – we respect each person’s choices and preferences, while helping individuals develop to their full potential without judgment or unnecessary limitations.
Community Connection – we seek to improve autism awareness, understanding, and acceptance, encouraging the people we support to access and be a part of their local communities
Company Benefits
We provide our staff with a well-rounded benefits package, including fully-paid induction training, enhanced overtime rates, access to the Blue Light Card, and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 counselling and financial wellbeing advice.
There's also improved Staff Benefits:
- Recommend a Friend - £500 (subject to terms).
- Early overtime pay.
- Apprenticeships and ongoing professional development.
- Employee Health Assistance Programme.
- Long service awards.
- Support for families, including enhanced maternity/adoption pay.
- Yearly staff awards ceremony.
- Pension Scheme.
- Free enhanced DBS check.
Check out the full Autism Together Staff Benefits Booklet.
Paid sick days, Retirement plan and/or pension, Wellbeing Scheme, Employee Recognition Scheme, Culture of recognition, Staff celebration events
Salary
Up to £13.45 per hour
